I’d originally planned on doing 4 individual galleries using the brilliant new WordPress Media Manager for this week’s Photo Challenge to represent the changing seasons of winter, spring summer & autumn showing all floras in my own garden, as I’ve taken quite a few images over the last 12 months…so the choice was endless. Sorry to say, but, this idea was quickly dropped as the drive to work yesterday offered me a true fragment in time to capture the beauty of a changing season in my home County of Yorkshire with a stunning winter sunrise over a freshly ploughed farmer’s field and a flock of birds preparing for migration on what was a very chilly and frosty December morning.
Frozen Field
Bird Migration
Dawn of a New Season | Dec 2012
The Morning Flock
Geek Carl 
Really nice pictures, Carl!! Love the dramatic sky! 🙂
Thanks…made me late for work making the detour to take those shots 🙂
What a great way to start your day with such beauty! Stunning pictures as always!
Thank you so much, I was late for work after taking them 😦
Wow!! So glad you took this detour on the way to work! (worth being late!) ~ Kat
Totally agree Kat, some of natures visual gifts are worth being late to work for 🙂
Loved the frozen field. Looks like tiny silver metal lace left on the ground.
Thanks Bill, I was taking a pic of the sunrise when l Iooked down and noticed it. Sadly the pic is not as sharp as I’d have liked.
Great shots … my pick is the ice crystals – ice crystals has always fascinated me since I was a child. That top photo is amazing too .. can feel the chill.
Thanks Viveka, the ice crystal pic is proving a popular choice 🙂
I think we all have a soft spot for fragile beauty. *smile
wow!!!!
🙂 vento
Thanks:)
Lots of drama – liked them a lot.
Thanks, I froze my butt off taking them, as I was dressing only in my work attire. 🙂
Very dramatic sky / landscape. Stunning pics. Well done. Ian.
Thanks Ian for the kind words
Great photos, love the patterns in the ice.
Hi Carol, hope your feeling better… The ice crystal really is the top choice from everyone so far
Simply stunning – especially love the bird shot! Wow!
TYSM 🙂
Amazing scenery and photographs! 🙂
Thanks Tania 🙂
Oh my! That is simply amazing! Thank you for sharing such a glorious morning!
Your welcome…Its nice to finally start sharing my pics this year 🙂
Wow these photos are absolutely breath taking!
TYSM 🙂
Very stunning pictures!
Love the “dramatic-sky-pics” 😉 amazing !
Thank you Patricia, glad you liked them 🙂